ENGINEERING MATERIALS

Stainless steel

Heat resisting steel

High speed steel

Nickel steel

Below 1%

Above 2.2%

Below 0.5%

Above 1%

Lead and zinc

Tin and lead

Tin and copper

Tin, antimony, copper

Is produced by small additions of magnesium (or cerium) in the ladle. Graphite is in the nodular or spheroidal form and is well dispersed throughout the material

Is also known as chilled cast iron and is obtained by cooling rapidly. It is almost unmachinable

Contains 1.7 to 3.5% carbon in Free State and is obtained by the slow cooling of molten cast iron

Is produced by annealing process. It is soft, tough, and easily machined metal

85 - 92% copper and rest tin with little lead and nickel

70 - 75% copper and rest tin

70% copper and 30% zinc

90% copper and 10% tin